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The City of Helsingors history can be traced back to 70 AD. In about the 12th century, the first settlers arrived at the narrowest point of the Sound. Prior to the Middle Ages it was a marketplace where people sold goods. In ca. 1200 its first church (St. Olai Church) was founded and still stands today on St.Olai Street, a minutes walk from the centre of town. In ca. 1601 Shakespeare wrote Hamlet with Helsingors Kronborg Castle as its setting and ...
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